Buchanan, Bibler, Gabor & Meis - Attorneys at Law

Conrad F. Meis

Partner
Phone:  515/295-3565
Fax:  515/295-2158
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Born:  1971
           Des Moines, IA

Legal Assistant:  Jennifer Collins
Areas of Practice
  • Personal Injury
  • Family Law
  • Litigation
Bar Admissions
  • Iowa 1997
  • U.S. District Court,
    Northern District of Iowa,
    2001
  • U.S. District Court,
    Southern District of Iowa, 2007

Education

  • Creighton University, B.A., 1993, Political Science / Emphasis in Public Policy, Specialization in Economics

  • University of Iowa, J.D., 1996

Honors and Awards
  • 2011 Meritorious Achievement Award presented by Iowa Association for Justice

  • Iowa Law School Faculty Scholar Award, 1996

  • Iowa Law Review, Note & Comment Editor, 1995-96

Publications

  • Case Note, “A Tale of Two Debtors:  The Need for Iowa to Reform the Inequities in Protection Afforded Debtors with IRAs and ERISA-Qualified Plans,” 81 Iowa Law Review 423

  • Comment, “United States v. Tucker:  The Illegitimate Death of the Outrageous Governmental Conduct Defense?” 80 Iowa Law Review 955

Representative Cases

  • Berte v. Bode, 692 N.W.2d 368 (Iowa 2005) (NO. 03-1147)

  • Lee v. Small, 829 F. Supp. 2d (N.D. Iowa 2011)

Professional Associations & Memberships

  • Iowa Association for Justice, f/k/a Iowa Trial Lawyers Association (Board of Governors, 2007 - present; Chair, CLE Committee 2010 to present; Member, Criminal Law Section, Workers Comp Section)

  • Iowa State Bar Association (Member, Litigation Section, Family Law Section, Workers' Compensation Section)

  • Kossuth County Bar Association (Treasurer, 1998-)

  • Phi Delta Phi, McClain Inn

Prior Experience

Prosecutor, Assistant Kossuth County Attorney, 1997-98

Life outside of the courtroom
Conrad is happily married with four children.  When he is not practicing law or involved with his children's activities, he enjoys music, golf, serving local nonprofit organizations, and hanging out with family and friends.